3D Printing
r/3dprinting
3D Printing Geeks
- Last successful update
- Updated 2026-09-02 10:39 UTC · 1d ago
- Most-mentioned analysis range
- Most-discussed range 2026-08-03 → 2026-09-02
Trend windows
- Current seven-day window
- Current window 2026-08-26 → 2026-09-01
- Comparison seven-day window
- Comparison 2026-08-19 → 2026-08-25
- Analyzed records behind the comparison
- 17,943 current vs 16,432 comparison analyzed posts/comments
Editorial overview
Trending in r/3dprinting
The strongest rising or new signals by prevalence change: how much more often each entity appears in the current seven-day window compared with the previous seven, normalized by analyzed activity. A signal needs at least 5 distinct posts or comments in the current window. “New” means absent from the comparison window — not new to the world or to Reddit.
- #1
plastic
MATERIAL_TYPERising- Prevalence change
- +0.4 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 195 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #2
filament
MATERIAL_TYPERising- Prevalence change
- +0.3 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 956 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #3
laser
HARDWARE_COMPONENTRising- Prevalence change
- +0.3 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 58 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #4
nozzle
HARDWARE_COMPONENTRising- Prevalence change
- +0.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 394 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #5
creality
BRANDRising- Prevalence change
- +0.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 103 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
- #6
scraper
TOOLRising- Prevalence change
- +0.2 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 33 posts/comments
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
Window: 2026-08-26 → 2026-09-01 compared with 2026-08-19 → 2026-08-25 (complete UTC days).
Categories by trend strength
Category strength is the sum of its three strongest eligible rising/new signals, in percentage points. Ordered strongest first.
MATERIAL_TYPE
+0.8 pp
from 1,217 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: plastic, filament, nylon
HARDWARE_COMPONENT
+0.6 pp
from 466 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: laser, nozzle, blade
BRAND
+0.4 pp
from 404 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: creality, bambu, polymaker
TOOL
+0.3 pp
from 107 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: scraper, onshape, klipper
LOCATION
+0.3 pp
from 68 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: restaurant, japan, mall
SOFTWARE_APPLICATION
+0.3 pp
from 237 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: ai, cad, fusion
PRINTER_MODEL
+0.3 pp
from 110 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: a1 mini, x2d, snapmaker u1
PLATFORM
+0.3 pp
from 190 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: makerworld, google, thingiverse
COLOR
+0.3 pp
from 176 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: black, red, purple
RETAILER
+0.2 pp
from 149 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: amazon, costco, walmart
CHEMICAL
+0.2 pp
from 76 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: epoxy, ink, isopropyl alcohol
QUANTITY
+0.2 pp
from 62 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: 20, 15, $ 30
TEMPERATURE
+0.2 pp
from 66 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: bed temperature, 55 °, 75 °
DIMENSION
+0.2 pp
from 44 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: dimensional accuracy, 0.4 mm, 0.6 mm
DURATION
+0.1 pp
from 36 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: 10 year, 6 month, all day
PRINT_SPEED
+0.1 pp
from 42 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: faster, 0.2, fastest
FILE_FORMAT
+0.1 pp
from 71 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: stl
PRINTING_TECHNOLOGY
+0.1 pp
from 68 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: fdm
PROJECT_TYPE
+0.1 pp
from 25 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: design, diy, open source
MATERIAL_PROPERTY
+0.1 pp
from 23 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: strength, stiffness
PRINT_DEFECT
+0.1 pp
from 42 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: failed print, warping, creep
WEIGHT
+0.1 pp
from 16 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: gram, 2 kg, 3 kg
USER_EXPERIENCE_LEVEL
+0.0 pp
from 16 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: hobbyist, newbie
CUSTOMER_SUPPORT
+0.0 pp
from 15 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: patreon, kickstarter
SAFETY_HAZARD
+0.0 pp
from 5 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: fire hazard
LOGISTICS
+0.0 pp
from 6 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: overhead
UPGRADE_MODIFICATION
+0.0 pp
from 13 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: upgraded
ERROR_CODE
+0.0 pp
from 11 posts/comments behind its top signals
Top signals: g code
All signals for r/3dprinting are reported for the same exact windows; strength is a presentation aid, not a stored metric.
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Exact published metrics for r/3dprinting. Rising and Falling compare the current seven-day window 2026-08-26 → 2026-09-01 with the previous seven days 2026-08-19 → 2026-08-25 ( complete UTC days; 17,943 current vs 16,432 comparison analyzed records). Signals appear only with at least 5 distinct posts or comments behind them — the current window for Rising, the comparison window for Falling; the CSV export still contains the complete published metric set. Most discussed uses the current analysis lookback (2026-08-03 → 2026-09-02) — frequency, never trending.
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“New” means absent from the comparison window — not new to the world or to Reddit. All signals are automatically extracted and may be wrong; they are directional product signals, not causal claims.
ai
SOFTWARE_APPLICATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 78 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 74 comparison → 102 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
cad
SOFTWARE_APPLICATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 101 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 95 comparison → 131 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
fusion
SOFTWARE_APPLICATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 58 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 52 comparison → 70 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
blender
SOFTWARE_APPLICATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 104 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 106 comparison → 155 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
software
SOFTWARE_APPLICATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 78 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 65 comparison → 92 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
llm
SOFTWARE_APPLICATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 11 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 1 comparison → 12 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
slicer
SOFTWARE_APPLICATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 264 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 298 comparison → 318 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
interface
SOFTWARE_APPLICATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 16 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 9 comparison → 21 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
claude
SOFTWARE_APPLICATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 12 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 4 comparison → 13 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
fusion360
SOFTWARE_APPLICATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.1 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 12 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 3 comparison → 13 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
orcaslicer
SOFTWARE_APPLICATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.0 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 37 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 28 comparison → 50 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
bambu studio
SOFTWARE_APPLICATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.0 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 17 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 16 comparison → 24 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
tinkercad
SOFTWARE_APPLICATIONRising- Prevalence change
- +0.0 pp
- Distinct-document support
- Seen in 69 posts/comments (current window)
- Mentions comparison vs current
- 71 comparison → 75 current mentions
- Recent evidence records
- 10 recent records
Entities are extracted automatically and may be wrong. Trend signals are directional product signals, not causal claims. See the methodology for the exact definitions.